tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post2560658090964798789..comments2024-03-29T04:09:19.120-04:00Comments on ben and birdy: Gravlax for the Holidays or For Other Times When Gravlax Is Called ForBenBirdy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-67652650873822113232016-01-23T18:22:04.302-05:002016-01-23T18:22:04.302-05:00Sometimes I still just can't believe there'...Sometimes I still just can't believe there'll never be another Laurie Colwin book. But. Black cake. Roast chicken. Yam and black bean fritters. BLACK CAKE. Thanks for the memories!Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17771712111087850372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-52487744937871686002015-12-30T13:51:44.404-05:002015-12-30T13:51:44.404-05:00Happy New Year! I am searching for your ham and ch...Happy New Year! I am searching for your ham and cheese muffin recipe to use up leftover Christmas ham. Help, please?Nowheymamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02977594440010163078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-89680707766055049022015-12-29T00:43:19.758-05:002015-12-29T00:43:19.758-05:00My mom definitely love this one. .Can't wait &...My mom definitely love this one. .Can't wait <3Kenhttp://drcadieuxlangevin.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-80694315420188141332015-12-28T23:11:37.534-05:002015-12-28T23:11:37.534-05:00She wrote cookbooks called "Beat This!" ...She wrote cookbooks called "Beat This!" and "Beat That!" and the [now defunct] link goes to Babble.com. <br />Maybe you can serve it for New Year's Eve? xoxjunebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03819323777503617433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-68468272653418902812015-12-28T23:07:35.904-05:002015-12-28T23:07:35.904-05:00So sorry it's not in time for Christmas Eve, b...So sorry it's not in time for Christmas Eve, but I bet you're looking for this Ann Hodgman recipe:<br />http://beaprofessionalhomemaker.blogspot.com/2012/06/beat-this-lasagna.html?m=1junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03819323777503617433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-82995019337215779232015-12-28T17:56:13.185-05:002015-12-28T17:56:13.185-05:00I made this for Christmas Eve. There were just en...I made this for Christmas Eve. There were just enough leftovers for Christmas Day appetizers so the folks who couldn't make it until the 25th didn't feel left out. I will definitely make this again! Thank you.Barbaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-80796475572679386192015-12-27T18:03:39.613-05:002015-12-27T18:03:39.613-05:00Should you ever find yourself wanting to change it...Should you ever find yourself wanting to change it up a bit, try putting grated raw beets into the salt mixture. The salmon ends up looing like an umbrella drink, ombre pink to orange, with a lovely flavor.sunshine state momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507204179917949580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-20297628914027831162015-12-26T12:41:30.940-05:002015-12-26T12:41:30.940-05:00The Crotch-Rocks were fantastic! I think this mig...The Crotch-Rocks were fantastic! I think this might have to be a new Christmas tradition. So easy and so delicious! Thank you!Carolinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-11464246891880825322015-12-24T00:28:04.598-05:002015-12-24T00:28:04.598-05:00I have to make gravlax every new year's eve, o...I have to make gravlax every new year's eve, or I think my family would disown me. Mine's slightly different: I leave it in the fridge to cure for a full 5 days. Starting out with sushi grade salmon. And adding gin to the salt- sugar- aromatics (yep, there's your juniper flavour!) Lovely and firm: as you say, the moisture is drawn out of the salmon leaving it silky and toothsome and lovely. Serving? I just slice it and pile the paper-thin slices on a small plate with a tiny fork beside it so people can lift a slice to their open hand. It usually lasts a full minute! -Carol S-BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-49316282892171627572015-12-23T15:54:46.063-05:002015-12-23T15:54:46.063-05:00ok please forgive me being off topic--i am trying ...ok please forgive me being off topic--i am trying to find an old lasagna recipe that I think might have been from you--it was in a column of a parenting magazine that isn't published anymore (maybe CHILD?). It was a series called "beat this recipe" or something like that--throwing down the gauntlet for someone to send in a better recipe--the lasagna had chicken broth and cream cheese in the white sauce and red wine in the red meat sauce--and it was awesome and my family loved it and i lost it and my internet sleuthing skills have failed me---and my kids have requested it for christmas eve----aggh!! was it your recipe? can you help? thank you thank you in advance.......laura in californiaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11889961444528708616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-79393405452332782192015-12-22T15:57:29.699-05:002015-12-22T15:57:29.699-05:00Thank you!! So far, so good! Thank you!! So far, so good! Carolinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-42046163147496144852015-12-22T14:05:13.787-05:002015-12-22T14:05:13.787-05:00Ha ha! Crotch-Rocks. Yes, that's right. It'...Ha ha! Crotch-Rocks. Yes, that's right. It's a bit of a pain: remove the cans and the wrap, turn the whole bundle of salmon over, and replace everything. Report back! xoBenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-92005185710612125452015-12-22T12:01:59.473-05:002015-12-22T12:01:59.473-05:00Ok-- I am making this today and I'm very excit...Ok-- I am making this today and I'm very excited about it! I have what is probably a stupid question. What do you mean by "turn it every 12 hours"? Do I flip the salmon, so the bottom piece is on top and the top on the bottom? Or rotate it around so the top stays on top? I'm thinking it must mean flip because if the weight is evenly pushing down on the salmon what difference could front and back make? But I am suddenly worried I'm going to ruin the whole process by misunderstanding. P.S. I was pre-bragging to my kids about how awesome this Gravlax will surely be, and my daughter said "Mom, I'm sure your Crotch-Rocks are going to be fantastic." :)Carolinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-29064276801631168562015-12-21T10:55:25.425-05:002015-12-21T10:55:25.425-05:00This looks like the perfect, fussy fancy (but not ...This looks like the perfect, fussy fancy (but not fussy to make) Christmas Day appetizer that I just realized I should make and take to my mom's house so I can be the hero of the day!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07927037010669310160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-40692169724365504092015-12-20T09:42:14.068-05:002015-12-20T09:42:14.068-05:00Hi Elisroomom! I buy the fish at Whole Foods here,...Hi Elisroomom! I buy the fish at Whole Foods here, but if you have a Costco nearby, I have found that they tend to have excellent salmon. BenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-35826800669852618702015-12-20T09:33:30.898-05:002015-12-20T09:33:30.898-05:00Do you just buy the salmon at the grocery store? ...Do you just buy the salmon at the grocery store? Or do you go to a fishmonger or something? (In MN we are not known for our seafood selection....). Elsiroomom (#notreallyanonymous)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06961643251250039596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-17870982491189679482015-12-18T11:42:06.618-05:002015-12-18T11:42:06.618-05:00Yes, I really miss Laurie Colwin, too. Sigh. I c...Yes, I really miss Laurie Colwin, too. Sigh. I checked out a book of her stories from the library just last month, for old times' sake.plazamomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-8664562061507742702015-12-17T17:31:38.787-05:002015-12-17T17:31:38.787-05:00I just really liked your title. I can always trust...I just really liked your title. I can always trust you to plainly spell things out.6512 and growinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05992480917176737462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-17398395742329075972015-12-17T15:15:19.088-05:002015-12-17T15:15:19.088-05:00That looks like it would work perfectly, Carrie! L...That looks like it would work perfectly, Carrie! Laurie Colwin. Sigh.BenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-47183745493670403862015-12-17T15:12:07.149-05:002015-12-17T15:12:07.149-05:00Re: Caramel coloring--would burnt sugar syrup be s...Re: Caramel coloring--would burnt sugar syrup be similar enough that you could buy that instead of making your own? A million years ago, when I was living in Boston, I fuond it at a Caribbean grocery so I could make Laurie Colwin's Black Cake, from HOME COOKING. It might have been this brand:<br />http://www.sams247.com/foods2/BLUE-MOUNTAIN-BURNT-SUGAR-12-OZ.aspx<br />Just tossing it out there. And if it's not the same thing, at least I got to think about Laurie Colwin :)Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07679678367425253027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-66598421828802326422015-12-17T10:12:01.385-05:002015-12-17T10:12:01.385-05:00Makes me wish I was Scandinavian. I'm going to...Makes me wish I was Scandinavian. I'm going to check our swanky co-op and see if the salmon is possible.Nimblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16426446791363667887noreply@blogger.com